THE CANDIDATE

Loosely inspired by a true story, The Candidate follows the life of Alix, a nail technician who’s also a struggling single mom when she’s offered an opportunity to run as a paper candidate for a third party. The role, she’s told, basically involves being the face of the party in an electoral district where she has zero chance of winning, so that the party can promote candidates everywhere. The offer comes at a time when Alix is fast approaching the end of her twenties and going nowhere in her life. She quickly accepts without giving it too much thought, partly as a favour and partly because... why not?